Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

The next day.

Li Tao, who was idle at home, finally heard the news from the port authority that the Southern Cross fleet had returned to port.

"Finally here." Li Tao stood up from the desk, walked to the mirror, fixed his hair, then hurried out and ran towards the port.

......

At the same time, Wan Ye, who had been drifting on the sea for several months, once again set foot on the land of Liyue.

He was also currently inquiring from the port officials about some recent events in Liyue, and checking some letters and newspapers deposited at the port office.

Wan Ye also saw Li Tao's reply, of course. However, he could only smile helplessly: There's nothing I can do, Brother Li. I just returned to Liyue, so I can't receive your reply.

He planned to go back to the booked hotel to rest for a day like other sailors, and then write to Li Tao the next day.

However, from not far away, Li Tao's voice came: "Brother Wan Ye!"

Ok?

Wan Ye turned his head in confusion and saw Li Tao, who was wearing an adventurer's uniform, rushing towards Liyue Harbor.

"...It smells urgent. Brother Li, do you have something to ask of me?"

Wan Ye smelled Li Tao's scent from the wind blowing over the harbor, so he stood still and waited quietly for Li Tao to come.

Li Tao approached Wan Ye, stared at his calm face, and invited him: "Brother Wan Ye, long time no see. It has been half a year since the last mission ended and we said goodbye, right?"

"I have booked a banquet at Xinyue Pavilion, and I hope Brother Wanye will come. The moonlight is like water, shining through the window. I look forward to drinking and chatting with you about farming and hemp."

Wan Ye raised his arm and said with a smile: "Brother Li, this is really embarrassing for me. I have been out to sea for several months and my body is full of sea smell. How can I go to visit you like this? I will go back to the hotel to wash up, and then we can chat about the old times at the table..."

Li Tao shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Hey, Brother Wan Ye, you can probably tell, right? I have something to ask you. If you don't want to, you can just refuse."

Wan Ye also responded in a low voice: "Then I have to listen to your request, brother Li. Don't worry, I, Fengyuan Wan Ye, am not a person who will easily betray. We have a life-and-death friendship, so what's wrong with listening to your request? But brother, I am really about to be pickled, and I smell terrible."

Li Tao smiled, but in his heart he was thinking: This favor is not easy to use. If I am not careful, both sides will be unhappy. I'd better choose my words carefully to avoid damaging our friendship.

.......

An hour later, Xinyuexuan.

"Brother Li, I remember you said that Xinyuexuan is a place where the ingredients are precious, the prices are high, and the dishes are scarce. Why did you invite me here for a drink today?" Wan Ye asked curiously, holding the cup.

Li Tao sighed and said, "But the Xinyuexuan box has a quiet environment, good sound insulation, and considerate service. Discussing things here will not be easily leaked."

"What exactly is it that requires you, Brother Li, to rush to find me when I just got off the boat?" Wan Ye asked, "If this matter is within my ability, I will do my best to help you."

Li Tao then revealed part of the mission information to Wan Ye and explained to him that he needed to go to Inazuma.

"A strange Fatui executive? Why is Liyue holding on to this man?" Wan Ye was puzzled.

Li Tao dipped his hand in tea and drew on the table for Wan Ye to see: "Brother Wan Ye, please look. This is Guiliyuan, this is Cuijue Slope and Luhua Pond, and this is Dihuazhou. The veins of the three places intersect with each other, forming an inverted triangle shape."

"The left vertex of the triangle points to Jueyunjian, where the immortals live. Generally speaking, this is where the earth vein energy is at its peak, but relevant personnel discovered during the investigation that the earth vein energy from Jueyunjian was constantly flowing in this triangular area and finally disappeared."

disappear?

Wan Ye's eyes narrowed.

The energy in the earth veins will only flow and will not disappear. If it disappears, it must be that something unexpected happened to the earth vein itself or the ground. At the same time, the energy of the earth veins running wild is also a big problem. This means that the flow of energy has been disturbed, which may cause local monsters to riot.

"Could it be that...the energy of the earth veins has been artificially extracted?"

"Well, the relevant personnel found traces of the Fatui at the scene." Li Tao held the chopsticks and said seriously, "But Zhidong refused to admit it."

"The government invited an immortal to perform divination and found out that the person who did this was heading southeast out to sea recently. On the sea, southeast of Liyue, Inazuma is the only place where they can stay."

"In order to track down these fools who stole the energy of Liyue's earth veins, the Liyue government has sent out many spies, and I am one of them."

Li Tao finally explained the details of the mission and complained to Wan Ye: "Others are mixed in with the Wan Guo Chamber of Commerce and take a ship to Inazuma, but I am a non-staff member and adventurer. I can only find a way to go by myself, and I have to be careful not to reveal my identity."

"The problem is, it would be a bit tricky for a Liyue adventurer like me to suddenly go to Inazuma, which has been closed off. So I have to change my identity and find a different way to go to Inazuma."

Wan Ye immediately understood what Li Tao meant: "You want to take the Southern Cross fleet's ship to Inazuma?"

"Yes." Li Tao nodded. "Captain Beidou is a heroine. She shouldn't mind me taking a ride on her boat, right? Or do I need her approval?"

It really is!

Manye couldn't help but recall the experience of being pulled onto the ship by Beidou to serve as a boatswain because of his outstanding martial arts, and a little cold sweat ran down his forehead.

"Well, it's like this. Captain Beidou might be planning another martial arts tournament, using excuses like 'only the brave can fight the wind and waves' to get people to participate, and then let the first place winner have the chance to board the ship."

In fact, that woman just wanted to watch people fight! She was a bloodthirsty woman, and even the Seven Gods could not bear to see her and closed their eyes...

Li Tao immediately understood.

Just like in the original work, Captain Beidou was not willing to let anyone board and join her [Southern Cross] fleet. Instead, she specially organized a [Southern Cross Fight Tournament] and offered ship tickets as rewards.

At the same time, this martial arts competition is also a competition for Wan Ye to find someone who is qualified to inherit his friend's God's Eye. Therefore, Wan Ye always puts his friend's God's Eye, which has dimmed due to the death of its owner, on the prize list, hoping that someone can activate it in the future and fulfill his friend's last wish.

Li Tao knew the story about Wan Ye and his friends, but he didn't want to waste words on it.

Let's turn our attention back to the martial arts competition itself.

First of all, if Li Tao wants to take the Death Star to Inazuma, he must win the martial arts competition;

Secondly, the Eye of God cannot be used in this fight, which means that Li Tao has to rely on his fists, kicks and swordsmanship to fight against others and knock them down one by one;

Finally, Li Tao had to gain the approval of Captain Beidou. This was the most important thing, but after going through so many things, Li Tao was confident that he could do this.

After figuring this out, Li Tao stopped worrying about it too much. He just asked Wan Ye to drink and eat, and promised him that if Captain Beidou really held a fighting meeting, he would participate.

"Okay, I will tell Captain Beidou the truth. But Brother Li, are you sure you want to go?"

Li Tao looked at his hands and said, "At this point, what else can I do except believe in myself?"

"Am I going to escape from my own life? Brother Manye, you know I would never do that."

Wan Ye also responded: "Since you are so determined, Brother Li, I will not persuade you any more. Come, have a drink."